Saint Lucia’s National Adaptation Plan Roadmap and Capacity Development Plan 2018-2028

The report outlines a strategic framework for Saint Lucia to integrate climate change adaptation into national planning over a decade. It defines a four-element roadmap (laying groundwork, preparatory elements, implementation strategies, and monitoring), identifies critical capacity gaps across policy, organizational, and operational levels, and proposes specific training activities to address these weaknesses. The plan prioritizes eight key sectors, including water, agriculture, and health, and lists numerous policy entry points for adaptation integration.

• Saint Lucia faces extreme climate vulnerability due to its small size, location in a volcanic and cyclone-active zone, and economic dependence on climate-sensitive sectors. Inaction could lead to significant GDP losses: 12.1% by 2025, 24.5% by 2050, and 49.1% by 2100.
• The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) is designed as a 10-year iterative process (2018-2028) that utilizes a core NAP document supplemented by Sectoral Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans (SASAPs).
• Eight priority sectors have been identified for adaptation action: Tourism, Water, Agriculture, Fisheries, Infrastructure and spatial planning, Natural resource management (terrestrial, coastal and marine), Education, and Health.
• The NAP roadmap is structured into four primary elements: Element A (Lay the Groundwork and Address Gaps), Element B (Preparatory Elements), Element C (Implementation Strategies), and Element D (Reporting, Monitoring and Review).
• A comprehensive skills assessment identified critical weaknesses across three government levels. At the policy level, 'Communication' and 'Visioning, creating and inspiring' were among the weakest skills. At the organizational level, 'Results-based management' and 'Communication' were primary gaps, while 'Reporting skills' were most deficient at the operational level.
• The Capacity Development Plan proposes ten specific training activities, including seminars on strategic climate leadership for Ministers, training on climate finance for technical officers, and a Training of Trainers (ToT) on Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) for community-based adaptation.
• The document identifies 28 specific policy entry points for integrating climate adaptation, ranging from the 'Water Policy Revision' and 'The Climate Change Act' to routine processes like 'Budget and Throne Addresses' and 'Job descriptions of new staff'.

APA

NAP Global Network (2018). Saint Lucia’s National Adaptation Plan Roadmap and Capacity Development Plan 2018-2028. https://napglobalnetwork.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/05/napgn-en-Saint-Lucia-National-Adaptation-Plan-Roadmap-and-Capacity-Development-Plan-2018-2028.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. Saint Lucia’s National Adaptation Plan Roadmap and Capacity Development Plan 2018-2028. 2018. https://napglobalnetwork.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/05/napgn-en-Saint-Lucia-National-Adaptation-Plan-Roadmap-and-Capacity-Development-Plan-2018-2028.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetwork2018saint, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{Saint Lucia’s National Adaptation Plan Roadmap and Capacity Development Plan 2018-2028}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2018}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/05/napgn-en-Saint-Lucia-National-Adaptation-Plan-Roadmap-and-Capacity-Development-Plan-2018-2028.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }